Local News
Province gets push back from York Region on proposed lockdown
By: Mike Anderson
With Ontario set to impose lockdown measures on Friday to curb the rising number of COVID-19 infections in provincial hotspots like Toronto,...
Covid delays opening of local dental clinic for low-income seniors
By: Michele Poirier
The pandemic has delayed the opening of a local dental clinic geared to low-income seniors until the fall of 2021.
The Ontario Seniors...
Outbreak worsens as public health reports more infections at Cedarvale Lodge
By: Mike Anderson
Four residents at Cedarvale Lodge have now tested positive for COVID-19, according to York Region Public Health.
This follows the first report of...
Feds provide $16 million to build facility that reduces phosphorus levels in Lake...
By: Mike Anderson
York-Simcoe is not often the recipient of federal largesse, but that all changed on November 12 when Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna announced...
Public health reports second COVID-19 outbreak at Keswick’s Cedarvale Lodge
By: Mike Anderson
Cedarvale Lodge is in lockdown again after two residents tested positive for COVID-19, according to York Region Public Health.
“We can confirm an...
Keswick sisters knit poppies to raise funds for local veterans in need
By: Mike Anderson
Two sisters from Keswick have raised $750 for the Sutton Legion’s poppy campaign by knitting 400 poppies and selling them.
Madison, 15, and...
Town projects 1.45 per cent tax hike in 2021 – lowest in 10 years
By: Karen Wolfe
If it weren’t for the pandemic, the 2021 projected municipal tax increase of 1.45 per cent could be considered a tasty morsel...
York Regional Police charge 23 people in local fentanyl bust
By: Mike Anderson
York Regional Police have charged 23 people with drug trafficking and other criminal offences for distributing fentanyl in Georgina.
The arrests follow a...
Georgina Cares cancels TV auction, runs informational program instead
By: Michelle Poirier
Georgina Cares was preparing for its 25th annual live TV auction, but due to COVID-19, the charity has decided to cancel the...
Legion cancels Remembrance Day parade and public ceremony
By: Michelle Poirier
The annual Sutton Legion Branch 356 Remembrance Day parade is cancelled this year. However, the Legion is still urging residents to remember...
